“Honor to whom honor is due” (Rom 13:7). This applies to our Father more than to anyone else! To Him belong “honour, glory and praise”, as the hymn of the Apocalypse so beautifully proclaims (Rev 5:12). If we could only catch a glimpse of heaven and see how He is constantly honoured by the angels […]
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In 1932, God the Father appeared to an Italian nun, Sister Eugenia Ravasio. She wrote down the message that the Heavenly Father had entrusted to her. After a long and detailed examination, the local bishop of Grenoble, the place where the apparitions took place, recognised the authenticity of the message. As a result, we have
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Generosity is one of the characteristics of God. With great joy He shares with us His immeasurable riches. He wants to give us not only life, but “life in abundance” (cf. Jn 10:10). Endless joy and happiness await us in eternity: death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain
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As we meditate on God’s love for us and become aware of its immensity, we might ask ourselves what He wants from us and what our attitude towards Him should be. The answer is clear: God wants us to reciprocate His love, and Jesus gives us an understanding of what this response is all about:
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We human beings, with our fallen nature and our limitations, with the uncertainties of our lives and our changing and unstable environment, need a constant and firm foundation for our existence. That meaning of existence is the love of our Father!
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We human beings are created in the image and likeness of God (cf. Gen 1:26). It is rightly said that the heart is the centre of the person. Only those things that we do with our whole heart find their full and integral expression. When we do things with our heart, we put the stamp
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Over the next 9 days we will hear short meditations on our Heavenly Father, interspersed with songs in His honour. Some faithful Catholics celebrate a feast in honour of the Heavenly Father, the Father of all Mankind, every 7th August. This feast dates back to a request He made to Mother Eugenia Ravasio in 1932.
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“Just as the sun shines on all trees and flowers as if each were the only one on earth, so too does God care for all souls in a special way.” — Therese of the Child Jesus. This helps us understand well what St. Therese of Lisieux is saying. Our Father’s love is for all
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“I am your freedom and your joy, just as I am for my Son and the angels” (Inner Word). If we understood these words, we would stop seeking freedom and joy that do not come from our Father. We would realize that earthly pleasures do not truly fulfill the soul; in fact, they can leave
“I offer you a divine friendship and a union of wills” (Inner Word). A divine friendship? Doesn’t that sound a bit far‑fetched? Well, in the Message to Mother Eugenia, our Father Himself expressed that He wants to be our friend. And let us not forget Jesus’s words to his disciples: “You are my friends if
